Here We Go!

Hi AW-K Swimmers and Families,

Yahoo!  The first practice is in the books, and our season has officially begun!  Today was a day filled with a lot of talking and just a little bit of swimming.  We went through the team manual, previewed the team suit and clothing, talked about team bonding activities, and got to know each other a bit.  There was a whole bunch of paper, a bunch of cute locker decorations, a few streamers & balloons, and a "Very Vicki" slideshow.  After all the hoopla, we got in the water just long enough to warm up, do a short kick set, and then cool down.  

I thought it might be helpful to post a recap of how our clothing order is going to work.

First of all, I checked with Elsmore, and our suits really are $44.80! I am AMAZED! The suit and the team T-shirt are the only required clothing purchases.  The T-shirt is $12. So the total mandatory clothing total is $56.80.  

There are also a few optional team clothing choices available.  The sweatpants will have our logo screen printed on the left leg.  The warm-up jacket will have our logo and "Swimming & Diving" embroidered on the left chest.  If you want your name embroidered on the right chest, it is an additional $3.

Everyone should have brought home a clothing order form.  The team suit is not on that order form because it is coming from Elsmore. The team clothing is coming from Sports Graphics.  You can write one big check for your clothing and team suit, but do not include the $44.80 in your total on the sheet that goes to Sports Graphics.  

So, if you are just ordering a team T-shirt and the team suit, you would write a check out to Appleton West High School for $56.80.  On your order form, you would order the T-shirt and under total write $12.  

All money and order forms are due by Friday's practice on August 14th.  The suit order form is at the pool.  Once you try on the suits and know your size, just write the size down next to your name.

Goals sheets are also due on Friday, August 14th.  Please spend some time filling out those sheets. If you do not know your personal best times, do not worry, just fill out your sheet the best you can.

All practice and meet schedules that were passed out today are final and up-to-date.  Please note that the East Pentathlon date has changed from the schedule I passed out at Contact Days.  The calendars and meet schedule on the blog are current and up to date, as well. 

Tomorrow we start training like champions!

See you bright and early (6-8 am!),

Coach Vicki